WILKINSON COUNTY MARKET

Wilkinson County, Mississippi Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Wilkinson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Centreville, Crosby and and Woodville. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Wilkinson County by the Numbers

Wilkinson County has 163 farms on 121,506 acres (about 745 acres each). Together they sold $7.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and sorghum.

Beekeepers tend about 53 honey bee colonies.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Wilkinson County

Wilkinson County farms and homesteads keep 11,349 head of cattle, 250 egg-laying hens and 230 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 264 people run or help run farms in Wilkinson County, with an average age of 61. 29% of them are women. 16 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.